Beginning with the acceptance of Cornelia Sorabji into the Allahabad High court in 1921 to rehearse as an advocate, the Indian legal system has come up a long way since India’s independence. Officially, after the Legal Practitioners’ (Women) Act of 1923 was passed, the restrictions on Indian women practising law were abolished. At least on paper, allowing female advocates access to the Indian courts.
It has been observed that in recent years, the High courts of India have been approving or refusing bail orders in a cryptic and arbitrary manner in an increasing number of cases. This phenomenon can have deleterious ramifications for society and has the potential to ultimately erode trust in a just, fair, and reasonable judicial system. The judges of the High Courts have developed a propensity to particularly make generic statements about how “the facts and the circumstances have been considered” in such rulings which allowed the grant or rejection of the bail.
The article attempts to test the constitutionality of the inclusion of the Jharkhand Reservation and Land Reform bills under the Ninth Schedule. Before answering the question, the article delves into the provisions of the Constitution which deal with Reservation. Although the Constitution grants reservation to several disadvantaged social groups, the paper constricts its scope to those articles which deal with the Reservation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Economically Weaker Sections of the Society.
About the Journal Student Law Journal (DNLU-SLJ) is a peer-reviewed, student-run academic journal with the mission of disseminating high-caliber research on law and legal studies from all angles, including comparative, global, and transdisciplinary views. As a flagship initiative of DNLU, the journal was conceptualized to provide a peculiar platform for expression of opinions, thoughts and Continue reading
About the workshop on legal research and academic writing The lecture on legal research and academic writing was organised by the DNLU Student Law Journal Committee. The resource person for the event was Mr. Adithya Anil Variath, Assistant Professor of law, MNLU Mumbai. This workshop was aimed at introducing the students with nuances of academic Continue reading
Call for Articles for the Online Journal of DNLU SLJ The DNLU Student Law Journal-Online is inviting submissions on a rolling basis. Submission Guidelines We invite submissions on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year from members of the bar, legal professionals, law students, or others who are interested in publishing with us and wish Continue reading
By Aakash Singh Rathore
The majority of human history’s 7000 or so years has witnessed state formations not legitimized by constitutions but instead by metaphysical ideas like god or nation or else simply by dominance. The legitimizing constitution of the democratic state, flourishing only some 70 years or so, is rare and precious because it interrupts the long-standing priority of the natural right of the dominant to rule, replacing it with the inalienable dignity of the human person. In the Preamble to the Indian Constitution, the dignity of the individual is even lexically prior to the unity of the nation. Important things follow from this.
Dr. Gireesh Kumar J & Arjun Philip George Cite as : Kumar J G and George AP, “Aparna Bhat and Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Another: Solemnizing Masculinity Through Rape the Quest for Justice” (2021) I DNLU Student Law Journal <https://dnluslj.in/aparna-bhat-and-others-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-and-another-solemnizing-masculinity-through-rape-the-quest-for-justice-by-dr-gireesh-kumar-j-arjun-philip-george/>. Dr. Gireesh Kumar J & Arjun Philip George
Ravi Singh Chhikara & Abhinav Arora The exponential growth of popularity of video-on-demand platforms has brought a new regulatory challenge for the legislature. This paper ultimately advocates that it is high time that the government of India takes a paternalistic role and enacts a different pre-publication regulatory framework for video-on-demand platforms. The paper first clarifies Continue reading
Amisha Raghuvanshi & Vidushi Keshan This article provides a comprehensive view of the struggle of pregnant women and mothers in workplaces by drawing a comparison to the male employees. It reflects on the existing inequalities against pregnant women in the workplace with few of the instances that have been brought to light. As most of Continue reading
